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New Leadership Coming to Dirksen Congressional Center

Frank Mackaman is handing the reins of the Dirksen Congressional Center to Tiffany White next year. White is the current chief of staff for state Rep.…

Research in Peoria explores how artificial intelligence could reduce emergency department wait times

Could artificial intelligence be part of the equation to solving the problem of emergency department overcrowding? That's what OSF HealthCare and the University of Illinois are working together to find out.

Peoria airplanes, buses drop mask mandates

The Peoria International Airport and CityLink are no longer enforcing masks.

Family Justice Center runs out of federal grant funding

A community-run program for victims of domestic abuse has run out of money in the face of no state budget.The Peoria County Family Justice Center needs…

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East Peoria teen dead after rollover crash

An East Peoria teenager is dead after a rollover crash on Peoria's West Bluff last weekend.

Elderly Peoria Woman Dies From Cold Exposure

An 80-year-old Peoria woman died Tuesday due to cold weather exposure.Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood said Joyce Hexdall was found in her home with…

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Man Killed in Peoria's 6th 2020 Homicide

A man is dead after a shooting late Monday night on Peoria's South Side. Police responded to the 300 block of N. Saratoga around 11:30 p.m. on a shooting…

Peoria Police: Man killed in East Bluff shooting

A man is dead after being shot in an East Bluff residence Sunday night in Peoria.

A stethoscopeat hangs in front of a monitor at the intensive care unit at the Westerstede Clinical Center, a military-civilian hospital in Westerstede, northwest Germany, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021. As hospitals across Europe brace themselves for a surge in coronavirus cases over the holiday season because of the new omicron variant, Westerstede Clinical Center is cautiously hopeful it can weather the storm. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Peoria hospitals struggling with capacity issues again as worst COVID-19 surge in a year takes hold

Peoria-area hospitals are at or near capacity as COVID-19 cases surge across the region.

Peoria NAACP branch secretary Sherry Cannon speaks during a press conference outside city hall on Thursday, July 7, 2022. The Peoria NAACP branch's leadership is condemning the six Peoria city council members who voted against using $25,000 in COVID relief funds to pay for a Cure Violence assessment.

Peoria NAACP condemns 6 council members who rejected Cure Violence assessment funding

The Peoria branch of the NAACP is calling out remarks made to Mayor Rita Ali and about the Cure Violence assessment in last week’s city council meeting.

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